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Intel Denies Dragging Feet with USB 3.0

2008-06-13T14:20:00-04:00

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Nvidia have accussed Intel of dragging their feet when it comes to releasing the host controller needed for the new Universal Serial Bus (USB) 3.0 specification. Although many companies have been pushing for sneak peaks of the new controller Intel has refused them all.

AMD and Nvidia both have accused Intel of holding up on the specification for competitive gains, an accusation Intel has strongly denied. A representative of Intel told reporters and customers alike the new technology will be available under a no-royalty licensing policy. The representative continued with, "The impatience of our fellow chipset-makers -- as described in the press -- to leverage Intel's investment and begin to design great USB 3.0 supporting devices of their own is, however, very encouraging and should aid a fast USB 3.0 adoption ramp."

Intel spokesperson Nick Knupffer points out that, "USB 3.0 is not an Intel specification." USB 3.0 in fact is being worked on by more than 180 contributing companies. The new design is suppose to boast bandwidth throughput ten times more than USB 2.0 while increasing energy efficiency.

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Google Still Can't Make YouTube Profitable

2008-06-13T11:27:00-04:00

In an event at Syracus University's Newhouse School, Google CEO Eric Schmidt told New Yorker writer Ken Auletta that they still do not know how to make money off of YouTube. The popular community video share site was purchased by Google for 1.65 billion US dollars in 2006.

However, although Schmidt conceded the profitability point, he pointed out three things on how the decision to purchase YouTube was a good one. First, through YouTube, Google can try to create a whole new industry. Second: "We know people are watching it." And thirdly: "We have the luxury of time to invest."

One thing that separates Google from a lot of other companies is that they have a track record for success. Even with various failed ventures, Google remains extremely profitable and because of that they can focus on long term goals. Schmidt explained, "Most businesses can't invest for scale. They have to make money now. That short-term focus does make people sometimes make the wrong trade-off."

Even with that, Schmidt remains optimistic announcing that 2008 is the year for YouTube.

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OLM.Net with World First, Affordable KVM over IP service

2008-06-12T03:00:00-04:00

OLM, LLC, a provider of dedicated servers, Web hosting, and e-business solutions for individuals, small to medium size business, and enterprises, introduced the introduced the industry’s first affordable Keyboard Video Mouse over Internet Protocol (IP-KVM) service. This new service will allow dedicated server customers to control their servers remotely with the same level of control they would have if they were sitting in front of their server.

IP-KVM provides BIOS-level access through an Internet gateway, allowing servers to be managed hands-on from virtually anywhere in the world. Programmers and other developers will be able to utilize IP-KVM to access a server’s BIOS, which they are unable to do remotely when the operating system is booted.

“IP-KVM is one leap forward in our quest to make dedicated servers easier to manage and control by our customers. With this service, ‘on-the-go’ users can manage their servers anytime, anywhere, without using a command-line only interface,” said Chris Silkman, OLM.net Business Manager. “And with our industry-first 24 hour rental period, we are making IP-KVM more affordable and accessible than ever before.”

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Continued outages at Amazon.com

2008-06-10T15:39:00-04:00

Amazon.com faced minor network outages on Monday after battling network problems last week Friday. The outages also plagued Amazon’s British site (Amazon.co.uk), but other sites were unaffected.

Amazon spokeswoman Patty Smith described Monday’s downtime as intermittent and said that only the e-commerce site was affected not their Web Services.

Between 10:03 AM and 10:23 AM US Pacific Standard Time, nearly 30% of visitors who visited Amazon.com were able to access the popular e-commerce megastore. Keynote Systems, a Web site performance tracking company who has a contract with Amazon, first noticed the degradation of performance during this period and another outage between 10:56 and 11:09 AM. The second outage was less severe. According to Shaw White, Keynote’s director of external operations, roughly 68% of visitors were able to access Amazon.com. For the UK site, availability dropped to as low as 38% at 10:06 AM PST and climbed to 96% by 12:11 PM.

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Crypto Virus the Unbreakable Malware Threat

2008-06-06T01:54:00-04:00

The resurgence of the crypto virus adds a new layer to Internet security threats. The last crypto virus to come out was in 2006 and was easily thwarted due to its low end algorithm. According to Kaspersky Lab, this latest threat uses a hardened 1,024 bit algorithm that has resisted all attempts to crack.

The new variant of the Windows-based encryptor virus Gpcode, is an even bigger threat. When Gpcode.AK attacks a computer, the virus begins to encrypt all data on the computer. Once this has been accomplished Gpcode self-deletes so only the encrypted files are left behind. The criminals then send an email telling the victim that their files have been encrypted and offers to sell them a decryptor for a nominal fee.

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